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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1885
Page
1
Telegraphic notes report a murder at Elkhart near Palestine with a brutal dusk attack leaving a woman dead. The dispatches also cover an Atlantic storm near Newfoundland, cholera trends in Spain, and diplomatic moves in Washington and London.
A collage of brief Texas items covers accidents and crime including Mrs Koch burned by coal oil near Burton, a travelling photographer arrested for street work, deputy Martin shot by Dr Lehr in Comanche, and Assistant Postmaster Hamilton’s $3000 shortage in McGregor. Also noted are an Emancipation day assault in Fort Worth, Harrold’s rapid growth, a Dallas servant’s morphine act, and Dr Turner killing Felix Newman in Brazos County after an old feud.
A Visitor from Eagle Pass says a conflict occurred last week between B C Flowers a Maverick ranchman and County Judge Hoffsteter in front of Flowers saloon. Flowers fired a pistol missing the judge and bystanders. no arrests were made and the matter may be settled quietly.
Tom Larion, a Black restaurateur long adjacent to Zinsmeyer's saloon on West Commerce, has departed San Antonio leaving several creditors. The text notes family troubles behind Button's sudden disappearance and mentions opera pastries as a sales line, urging avoidance of injurious imitations.
A San Antonio Light piece from Brown Utah Territory June 15 1885 narrates a daylight railway journey through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. The author praises sublime granite towers 1000 feet high 3000 foot cliffs and the roaring river as the Denver and Rio Grande line threads the gorge.
District court set formal docket for tomorrow listing State v. Jose Maria Basquez Antonio Gabvan Cliff Cook Griff Murray Jobo Williams with five cases and Carried Anderson A F Fineham among defendants in the calendar.
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